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One opinion is to go with Turtwig since it can learn Earthquake andAbsorb however another option is to pick Chimchar since itsFire-type attacks are super effective against the… Grass, Steel andIce-type Gym Leaders and Chimchar can also learn Fighting moveswhich will help it to beat the Rock-type Gym Leader.

hi my opinion is that to compare the starters it must lern its last move. turtwig is the best.it takes some time to evolve to grotle but by that time of lv18 he's gt some key …moves.they are razor leaf, tackle ,absorb,withdraw. its easy to train it and evolves to toterra on lv32.then he knows bite and earthquake and mega drain.bite and razor leaf can be used as a basic move. earthquake is a great move, just one shot. when prinpplup evolves to empoleon he learns just aqua jet.[40 power] .then torterra learns crunch, giga drain and finally leaf storm. chimchar evlves early at lv14 but must take great pain to evolve to infernape at lv38. he's got good moves but his last move is not as good as torterras. empoleon's last move hydropump is awesme but hartd to keep up. well you add some additional tms and make your starter powerful. by lv 100 my torterra got, Frency plant, leaf storm, solar beam and crunch. solar beams a tm. frency plant is its ultimate move. i hope this helped you alot. Davie

Lets see... Turtwig is weak to Candice, Elite Four Aron, and Elite Four Flint. It is tough to Roark,Crasher Wake, and Volkner.(Remember, Turtwig's final form, Torterra,is ha…lf a Ground type!) Chimchar is weak to Roark (If it has not evolved Remember, Monferno, it's evolution, is a Fighting type as well.) It is also weak to Crasher Wake and Fantina . (Monferno and Infernape are half Fighting types, and Fighting types don't effect Ghost types.)It is also weak to Elite Four Beretha, and Elite Four Lucian. (Infernape is also a Fighting type, and Fighting types are weak to Psychic types!) It is tough to Roark,(If it has evolved into Monferno now.)Gardenia,Byron,Candice, and Elite Four Aron. Piplup is weak to Gardenia,Maylene(If it's an Empoleon by now) and Volkner. It is tough to Roark,Candice (Remember Empoleon is Half Steel type, and they have the advantage over Ice Types. It is also tough to Elite Four Flint, and Elite Four Beretha. (It is also weak to Beretha, because Empoleon is a Steel Type.) OK FOLKS, NOW ITS TIME FOR THE RESULTS... TURTWIG Strong against... 4 people Weak Against... 3 people CHIMCHAR Strong against... 5 people Weak Against... 4 people PIPLUP Strong against... 4 people Weak against... 4 people Yup. Turtwig is the best starter. Too bad for me, I chose Chimchar and now it's a Monferno. You might think Chimchar is the best, but according to my results, it's the worst. Piplup is what my brother chose, and it's a good choice. Turtwig 1st Piplup 2nd Chimchar 3rd

Well they're all great In my opinion its Piplup, because the first Gym is EASY PEASY if its level 15 or evolved. But if you started with Piplup pick up a Starly and trai…n it up into a Staraptor because Staraptor is AMAZING it learned Close Combat when it first evolves but anyways. Piplup is slow, so get the Quick Claw from the lady with the Pachirisu and Pikachu in the Pokemon Condiminiums in Jubilife. Plus is you started with Turtwig too, The Quick Claw is nice for it too because Grotle is pretty slow too. Chimchar is Ok, but its not good for the Elite four because i think its weak to Bug, Ground, fire, and Psychic so its not a good choice but if you like fire types i guess its fine. Turtwigs final evolution it FABULOUS for anything it learns Earthquake right off the bat after it evolves into Torterra. So either Turtwig or Piplup is Perfect. Plus Empoleon (piplups final evolution) is my favorite Pokemon. Hope it all helps

It depends on your preference. infernape is good against the first 2 gyms, while the other two arent, which is good cuz there arent many good Pokemon right off the bat. My f…avourite is Torterra, then Empoleon, then Infernape. Torterra is my faveourite because its has good defence although its slow. Also when it learns earthquake it will be against fire. XD

You can't get them on Diamond, but you can migrate them from a GBA game using the Pal Park, after you have the national dex. just slot both games in the DS, and on the startin…g screen of Diamond, pick "migrate from Emerald (or whatever GBA game you are using)" and select 6 Pokemon to move from the GBA cart to Diamond. BEWARE! you cannot return the Pokemon to the GBA game.